What Are the Maple Leafs Saying by Not Interviewing Gerard Gallant?
Since Sheldon Keefe took the fall for yet another Toronto Maple Leafs early exit from the playoffs at the hands of the Boston Bruins, all eyes have been on the…
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Montreal Canadiens: Drafting Is Not for Pleasing, It’s for Winning
The oldest franchise in the NHL doesn’t operate within the same rules as other teams; they have unwritten rules to contend with. First, the Montreal Canadiens’ head coach must speak…
3 Highlights From Juraj Slafkovsky’s Sophomore Season With Canadiens
If there is such a thing as the sophomore jinx, you wouldn’t have known it watching Juraj Slafkovsky play last season. He arrived at camp and found chemistry with Kirby…
Maple Leafs’ Shanaplan Still Not Canned After Decade of Poor Results
On Friday, the Toronto Maple Leafs front office held a press conference, and something caught my attention. Brendan Shanahan, who’s now the team’s president and alternate governor after joining the…
PWHL Montreal vs. Boston: 3 Takeaways From Game 2
It might have only been Game 2, but since it’s a best-out-of-five series, PWHL Montreal was already in a do-or-die situation last night. After losing Game 1 to PWHL Boston…
Canadiens’ Defensemen: Who Stays & Who Goes?
The Montreal Canadiens have gotten themselves in quite a pickle on the blue line. Drafting the best player available has merit, but when your cupboard is full of defensemen, you…
With Sheldon Keefe’s Firing, Martin St. Louis Is NHL’s 6th-Longest Tenured Coach
Coaches are hired to be fired. That’s the reality of the job. They know that going in, but that doesn’t mean they like it. After Toronto Maple Leafs head coach…
Is the Maple Leafs Firing Sheldon Keefe Enough Change?
The writing was on the wall for Sheldon Keefe. When he spoke to the media as the players were clearing out their lockers, he looked like a man falling on…
PWHL Montreal vs. Boston: 3 Takeaways From Game 1
Finally, there was a playoff hockey game in Montreal (well Laval) last night and the Place Bell looked packed with excited fans who were ready and willing to cheer their…
Montreal Canadiens’ History with the No. 5 Draft Pick
When the NHL held the always eagerly awaited Draft lottery, it was confirmed that the Montreal Canadiens would be drafting fifth overall for the second year running. Since 1963, the…